210 THE CHEREY. 



LARGE MORELLO. 







Rutland's Large Morello. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland, promises valuable, but as yet not all tested. 

 Fruit, above medium, roundish ; dark red. juicy, rich acid, good flavor ; 

 pit, small. Season, early July. 



KNIGHT'S EARLY BLACK. 



English. Tree, moderate grower, requiring good culture and sheltered 

 situation to obtain good fruit. As it makes only a tree of second class in 

 size, it is well suited to small gardens ; moderately productive. Fruit, 

 medium or rather above, obtuse heart shape, broad, open suture half, 

 round, with a knobby projection opposite ; purplish red, becoming nearly 

 black ; flesh, parts freely from pit, tender, juicy, rich, sweet ; pit, medi- 

 um ; stem, inserted in a deep, open basin. Season, last of June. 



KENNICOTT. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland, and named by ourself, 

 after the most enthusiastic horticulturist in the 

 West, J. A. Kennicott, M.D., of Northfield, 111. 

 Tree, vigorous, hardy, spreading, very productive. 

 Fruit, large, oval heart shape, compressed ; suture, 

 shallow, half round ; color, amber yellow, mottled 

 and much overspread with rich bright clear glossy 

 red.; flesh, yellowish white, firm, juicy, rich and 

 sweet ; pit, below medium size, smooth and regu- 

 lar ; stem, short in cavity, with bold surrounding 

 projections. Season, 8th to 16 July. As a market 

 fruit, the time of ripening, size and beauty of this 

 variety will make it popular when known. 



-: KEOKUK. 



Raised by Prof. Kirtland. Tree, strong, vigorous grower, forming a 

 large tree. Fruit, large, heart shape; dark purplish black; flesh, half 

 tender, purple, rather coarse, deficient in flavor ; its chief value, a market 

 variety ; pit, medium ; stem, stout. Season, early in July. 



MERVEILLE DE SEPTEMBER. 



Tardive de lions. 



The Marvel of September is a new French cherry, marvelous only 

 because it ripens the last of August or early in September. Tree, vigor- 

 ous. Pruit, small, dark red, firm, dry, sweet 



